With 18 seconds remaining in overtime, Krol stepped up to the charity stripe and knocked down two foul shots to seal a 3-point victory over Dwight School (Manhattan), 57-54. To go along with this senior’s stellar performance, Prio also recorded a d

Defense was key to the victory. Constantine Pougiouklidis, Manny Koufos and John Mavroudes kept the pressure on while Dion Vangelatos scored 16 points for Nadler. James Callahan and Justin Barzvi played great on defense while Christian Cruz pumped in 14 p

The Bobcats were led by Tyler Ruiz, who had 40 points. He played one of the most inspiring games of the season as he kept the Bobcats in the game despite becoming sick during the game. Mike Mendez, Richard Yang, and Andrew Bodnar also chipped in with time

Among the key positions up for grabs in the Nov. 8 citywide elections are the mayorality - for which three Queens politicians appear poised to run - the borough presidency and all city council seats. This year's contest also will be the testing ground for major revisions to the campaign finance laws, which govern the city's generous matching-funds program. Comment.

Robert Tedesco, 56, of Flushing; 26-year-old Ajoye Springer from Springfield Gardens and Mel Hunter, 56, of Flushing were chosen after an open-call audition earlier this month inviting Queens performers to show their stuff. The three will join MAC perform

Black Spectrum Theatre in St. Albans is holding a competition to find the best dance group in Queens. Dance groups are invited to show their talent in categories such as step, jazz, hip-hop and African. All groups are encouraged to enter.

Walk the Walk, headed by Father Coleman Costello of Bayside's Sacred Heart parish at 215-35 38th Ave., had shut down last year while building a shelter for senior citizens, said state Welfare Inspector General Paul Balukas. Comments (2).

Alair Townsend became publisher of Crain's New York Business in February 1989. Crain's New York Business is a weekly newspaper covering the New York City economy and business community and the regional, national and international factors that affect them. Comment.

William C. Thompson, Jr. became New York City's 42nd comptroller on Jan. 1, 2002. As custodian and investment adviser to all five of the city's pension funds, Thompson manages a combined portfolio of more than $82 billion. Comment.

Food services and drinking places is the category that takes second place with a larger number of individual businesses, but with a lower number of employees earning fewer dollars in total wages. Comment.

The recent pre-New Year’s Eve nomination of former GOP Assemblyman Howard Mills to serve as the New York state insurance superintendent for $127,000 per year is no surprise to anyone who follows Albany politics. Readers will note that announcement o

That war - now opposed by 58 percent of the American public in the latest poll - has already resulted in the deaths of over 1,500 Americans, amputations or other permanent injuries to almost 10,000 more, and more than 10 times these numbers of dead and in

I understand that the board voted in favor of the zoning changes with some conditions. The conditions are to recommend that the height limitation be raised to 23 feet, that basements be allowed to be sufficiently high so as to allow windows, and that gabl

Dr. King would most likely be proud of much that has been accomplished. Queens is home to one of the largest, most successful middle-class black communities in America. Although racism still exists, Queens’ thousands of black professionals call the

In the first crime Sister Margaret Faherty was beaten by an attacker in Jamaica Estates who then stole her car. The heartless thug pistol-whipped the 69-year-old woman, breaking her nose before stealing her pocketbook and her Nissan. Police say the attack

The sticking point appears to be the pay raise that the city has agreed to give the drivers. The mayor has said the raise will be retroactive but will not go through until the city’s takeover of the bus lines is completed, probably in April. The uni